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Plato's Essentialism Reinterpreting the Theory of Forms

Politis Vasilis
Heftet / 2023 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9781108986557
Publisert
2023-08-24
Utgiver
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Cambridge University Press
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390 gr
Høyde
228 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
14 mm
Aldersnivå
UP, 05
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Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
261

Forfatter
Politis Vasilis

Biographical note

Vasilis Politis is Professor of Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin. He is author of numerous books, including The Structure of Enquiry in Plato's Early Dialogues (Cambridge, 2015) and The Aporetic Tradition in Ancient Philosophy (with George Karamanolis, Cambridge, 2018).

Plato's Essentialism Reinterpreting the Theory of Forms

Politis Vasilis
Heftet / 2023 / Engelsk
Politis Vasilis
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In this book, Vasilis Politis argues that Plato's Forms are essences, not merely things that have an essence. Politis shows that understanding Plato's theory of Forms as a theory of essence presents a serious challenge to contemporary philosophers who regard essentialism as little more than an optional item on the philosophical menu. This approach, he suggests, also constitutes a sharp critique of those who view Aristotelian essentialism as the only sensible position: Plato's essentialism, Politis demonstrates, is a well-argued, rigorous, and coherent theory, and a viable competitor to that of Aristotle. This book will appeal to students and scholars with an interest in the intersection between philosophy and the history of philosophy.
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Introduction; 1. Why Cannot the ti esti Question Be Answered by Example and Exemplar? Hippias Major; 2. Why Cannot Essences, or Forms, be Perceived by the Senses? Hippias Major. Phaedo. Republic; 3. Why are Essences, or Forms, Unitary, Uniform and Non-Composite? Why are they Changeless? Eternal? Are they Logically Independent of Each Other? Phaedo and Republic; 4. The Relation between Knowledge and Enquiry in the Phaedo; 5. Why are Essences, or Forms, Distinct from Sense-Perceptible Things? Phaedo 74 and Republic V. 478–479; 6. Why are Essences, or Forms, the Basis of all Causation and Explanation? Phaedo 95–105; 7. What is the Role of Essences, or Forms, in Judgements about Sense-Perceptible and Physical Things? Republic VII. 523–525; 8. Why does Thinking of Things Require Essences, or Forms? Parmenides; 9. Why are Essences, or Forms, Separate from Physical Things? Also Timaeus and Philebus; 10. What Yokes Together Mind and World? Phaedo 99–100 and Republic VI. 505–509; Conclusion: Forms Simply are Essences, not Things that have Essences.
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In this book, Vasilis Politis argues that Plato's Forms are essences, not merely things that have an essence.

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In this book, Vasilis Politis argues that Plato's Forms are essences, not merely things that have an essence. Politis shows that understanding Plato's theory of Forms as a theory of essence presents a serious challenge to contemporary philosophers who regard essentialism as little more than an optional item on the philosophical menu. This approach, he suggests, also constitutes a sharp critique of those who view Aristotelian essentialism as the only sensible position: Plato's essentialism, Politis demonstrates, is a well-argued, rigorous, and coherent theory, and a viable competitor to that of Aristotle. This book will appeal to students and scholars with an interest in the intersection between philosophy and the history of philosophy.
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Introduction; 1. Why Cannot the ti esti Question Be Answered by Example and Exemplar? Hippias Major; 2. Why Cannot Essences, or Forms, be Perceived by the Senses? Hippias Major. Phaedo. Republic; 3. Why are Essences, or Forms, Unitary, Uniform and Non-Composite? Why are they Changeless? Eternal? Are they Logically Independent of Each Other? Phaedo and Republic; 4. The Relation between Knowledge and Enquiry in the Phaedo; 5. Why are Essences, or Forms, Distinct from Sense-Perceptible Things? Phaedo 74 and Republic V. 478–479; 6. Why are Essences, or Forms, the Basis of all Causation and Explanation? Phaedo 95–105; 7. What is the Role of Essences, or Forms, in Judgements about Sense-Perceptible and Physical Things? Republic VII. 523–525; 8. Why does Thinking of Things Require Essences, or Forms? Parmenides; 9. Why are Essences, or Forms, Separate from Physical Things? Also Timaeus and Philebus; 10. What Yokes Together Mind and World? Phaedo 99–100 and Republic VI. 505–509; Conclusion: Forms Simply are Essences, not Things that have Essences.
Les mer
In this book, Vasilis Politis argues that Plato's Forms are essences, not merely things that have an essence.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781108986557
Publisert
2023-08-24
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
390 gr
Høyde
228 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
14 mm
Aldersnivå
UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
261

Forfatter
Politis Vasilis

Biographical note

Vasilis Politis is Professor of Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin. He is author of numerous books, including The Structure of Enquiry in Plato's Early Dialogues (Cambridge, 2015) and The Aporetic Tradition in Ancient Philosophy (with George Karamanolis, Cambridge, 2018).

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